Publications by authors named "Iraktania Vitorino Diniz"

The study aimed to examine the effects of the quality of life on the adaptation of people with an intestinal stoma. Cross-sectional study with 152 people with an ostomy. Three instruments were used: the sociodemographic and clinical characterization, Scale for the Level of Adaptation of Ostomy Patients, and City of Hope Quality of Life - Ostomy Questionnaire.

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Objective: To develop and validate a booklet on the use of the colostomy plug as a technological support for educational intervention.

Methods: Methodological study focusing on the production of soft and hard technologies for colostomized people using a plug, developed in three stages: literature review; validation with 13 experts; and with seven colostomized persons.

Results: The content for the booklet was selected based on the analysis of the articles identified in Step 1.

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Objective: To assess the quality of life of people with intestinal stoma and its association with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.

Method: Cross-sectional and analytical study conducted with people with intestinal stoma. An instrument was used for sociodemographic and clinical characterization: COH-QOL-OQ, validated in Brazil.

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